“One of the most precious times of the day has been that moment before bed when we get to connect with our kids. This time of the day was initially the most dangerous time of day – known as the (not so) ‘Happy Hour’. The hour of chaos as the kids get bathed and fed and one tries to run the en¬ergiser battery in said kid’s vocal-chords flat before bed. I would be screaming and shouting, burning the food… perhaps even bursting into tears from exhaustion most afternoons…”
“Many parents use rewards systems to help kids reach behavioural milestones. Rewards charts are positive reinforcement of good behaviour. Stressing positive behaviour helps build self-esteem and encourages children to repeat the rewarded behaviour…”
“The one thing you can count on when you are expecting twins is that your home life is going to change drasti¬cally. Yip, your house will resemble a day care facility and you may never get to make your bed! Everything is doubled! But that goes for the trials and the joys of having multiples…”
“Teaching is one of those professions that seem to consume you, right from the moment that you stumble out of bed until you lay your head down at night. My last thoughts are those of lessons I intend to teach the following day and include fanciful images of pupils’ rapturous gazes as new nuggets of information are divulged to them. Their response to these can barely be contained, as they strain to stand up from behind their desks to catch my attention and ask for
“some more (knowledge), please…”
“Creating a cool space where your child can just hang out will make reading time so much more fun!…”
